title: Influence of acrylic resin polymerization methods on residual monomer release.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to quantify and compare the amount of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer released from three different denture base acrylic material processed by different polymerization methods and storage conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Microwave-cured, conventional heat and injection-technique acrylic polymerized materials were stored in neutral (pH = 7) and acidic (pH = 4.5) artificial saliva for 24 hours at the room temperature, separately. The residual MMA content was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The MMA leaching from resins showed that microwave-cured material has lower residual MMA leach compared both conventional and injection-technique on neutral saliva storage conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The all data's exhibited higher MMA release into an acidic saliva environment than neutral artificial saliva and there were no significant differences between the materials groups on acidic saliva storage conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Microwave polymerization method might has some advantages on reducing release of MMA concentration and may contributory effect upon polymerization reaction on neutral pH storage condition, therefore methods of polymerization should be considered as amount of monomer release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey. ebtuna@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Elif Bahar
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: Bilge Gokcen
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Rohlig
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sancakli
authors.forename: Gulumser
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Evlioglu
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gencay
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003819:Denture Bases; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007267:Injections; D008422:Materials Testing; D020366:Methylmethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D008872:Microwaves; D058105:Polymerization; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D012464:Saliva, Artificial / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D012464:Saliva, Artificial; C075051:Acron MC; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate